Who polices Winding Cypress, and what they report
Winding Cypress has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Collier County. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Winding Cypress alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Winding Cypress
Policed by the county
Winding Cypress is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Collier County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Collier County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Winding Cypress. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Marco Island (A, 9 mi), Fort Myers (C−, 40 mi), Punta Gorda (A−, 62 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Winding Cypress. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Collier County Sheriff’s Office reports
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Collier County without police of their own, which include Winding Cypress.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
The nearest Florida towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Island | A | 9 mi | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| Fort Myers | C− | 40 mi | 5.2 | 13.5 |
| Punta Gorda | A− | 62 mi | 0.5 | 6.2 |
| South Bay | D | 73 mi | 8.5 | 17.9 |
| North Port | B+ | 76 mi | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| Belle Glade | D− | 76 mi | 11.8 | 23.9 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Winding Cypress. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Winding Cypress.
No one died in a crash on Winding Cypress’s roads in 2019–2023
That is about what is typical for Florida towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (10.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Winding Cypress’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Winding Cypress’s own rate (0.0) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Winding Cypress and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verona Walk | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Verona Walk is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Winding Cypress
Is Winding Cypress, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Winding Cypress. Winding Cypress has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Collier County. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Winding Cypress alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Marco Island (A, 9 mi), Fort Myers (C−, 40 mi), Punta Gorda (A−, 62 mi).
Who polices Winding Cypress?
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office. Winding Cypress is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Collier County without police of their own.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.